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Our wish is that you enjoy the hospitality of our communities and rural stays, the historically significant landmarks, geographical features, flora, and fauna. In a relaxing, hassle free experience you can enjoy many of our enhanced trails either by foot, bike, car or even horse back. Including the loop trails that take you up around early pioneer settlements and through the township of Carrieton (home of the famous Carrieton Rodeo) or a loop that takes you down a picturesque track past the popular Magnetic Hill. While you’re here, there are sporting and recreational activities for you to enjoy. There are several 4WD tracks, peaks to climb, golf, tennis, lawn bowls and swimming when it’s hot, or you can enjoy searching for the many Geocache locations around town. They say in metropolitan cities, “hurry up the world will pass you by.” In Orroroo and our district, you can “sit back and watch the world pass by” – “Please Stay & Explore” With best regards, Grant Chapman Mayor District Council of Orroroo Carrieton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cover Photo: Joy Nutt Editorial: District Council of Orroroo Carrieton Layout, Design & Printing: Tracey Dewell Designs Disclaimer: We have taken every care in this brochure to accurately present the facts, pictorial and written information, advertising and personal views of all sources and contributions at the time of printing. We do not accept liability for any material in this brochure that may be regarded or claimed to be misleading, deceptive or inaccruate. Today, Orroroo acts as a gateway for travellers visiting the Flinders Ranges as a crossroads for North, South, East, West and is a service centre for the surrounding agricultural region. Orroroo is a picturesque farming community, the main products being wheat, wool, sheep and cattle. Altogether Orroroo is a great place to live or to come and visit. The country friendliness infuses the visitor with an appreciation of a different way of life. Orroroo (a town of 600 residents) is nestled in the Southern Flinders Ranges and is perched on Goyder’s Line, a boundary drawn by the then Surveyor General, George Goyder in 1865. It defines, quite accurately, the boundary between areas of reasonable and marginal rainfall, determining the northern boundary of South Australia’s area of reliable agriculture. Whilst still a point of debate, the name Orroroo has been interpreted as meaning ‘The Rendezvous of the Magpie’. The district was originally inhabited by the Ngadjuri people with initial European settlement taking place in 1844. Points of interest include Aboriginal rock carvings, the Early Settlers Hut, ruins of Pekina Station and Goyder’s Line provide visitors with an appreciation for the heritage of both early Aboriginal and European culture. Distance from other major centres is: Adelaide 280 kms Port Pirie 105 kms Port Augusta 95 kms Carrieton 37 kms The climate of Orroroo is typically dry, with an average rainfall over the years from 1868 to 2019 of 340.3mm per annum. The mean maximum temperature is approximately 24.7°C and the mean minimum temperature 13.6°C. CONTENTS pg1............................. RegionalMap pg2.............................. GettingHere pg3....................................History pg4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DistrictSelfDriveMap pg5&6............................... Explore pg7&8.............................Attractions pg8.................................... Events pg9........................ OrrorooTownMap pg 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Reasons to Stay & Explore pg11&12........................GetOutdoors pg13&14........................... Carrieton pg15&16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pekina|Morchard pg22........................BusinessDirectory

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